Overview

Placement Type: Temporary Compensation: £ PAYE Start Date: ASAP Senior Software Engineer – XR Runtime (C#/Unity)

Location: London (3 days onsite, Kings Cross)

Duration: 6 months (contract)

Rate: £ PAYE

Hours: 40 hours/week

Start Date: ASAP

Join one of the most innovative companies shaping the future of augmented and virtual reality. We’re seeking a Senior Software Engineer to support the development and optimization of immersive social experiences on a large-scale XR platform. If you’re a generalist engineer with deep C#/Unity expertise and a passion for performance and reliability, this role is for you.

What You’ll Be Doing: Enhance the runtime stability and performance of a cutting-edge VR platform.

Work on Unity/C#/C++ systems, profiling and debugging complex codebases.

Collaborate with global teams to ship reliable experiences in social XR.

Improve internal telemetry, incident diagnostics, and CI/CD pipelines.

Contribute to the core infrastructure behind multiplayer and creator tools. What We’re Looking For:

Essential Skills: Strong experience with C# and Unity in a Windows development environment.

Experience with C++, systems debugging, and runtime optimization.

Familiarity with internal build tools (, Buck, Bazel) and CI/CD systems.

Prior experience in large-scale production environments. Bonus Skills: Experience with VR/AR hardware, especially Meta Quest or similar devices.

Knowledge of performance and memory profiling tools.

Exposure to tools like Phabricator, Sandcastle, or similar.

Background in data engineering, SQL, or telemetry Work Environment: Join a highly collaborative, mission-driven team working on one of the most impactful XR platforms in the world.

Office based 3 days per week in Central London.

No weekend or shift work.

Role does not involve direct financial data or user-sensitive data handling. Why Join: Work at the forefront of next-gen computing platforms.

Make meaningful contributions to immersive, social-first XR experiences.

Gain experience in a fast-moving, high-performance engineering team building real-world applications in mixed reality.